Spoiler: OOC: Battlefield Info
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Will be trying a mapless approach for this one.
Approximate ranges between areas are given. Those within a given area are all within movement range of one another unless they seek a specific position somewhere using greater movement speed. Characters may engage other characters in the same area in melee unless unable for some reason, entering threat range using their movement.

Enemies taking cover will lose cover when engaged in melee by a creature, or by a threatening spell such as Create Bonfire or Flaming Sphere smoking them out.

A ship without a manned navigation and/or propulsion is unable to move effectively. Siege attacks and spells used against a stationary ship hit/fail Dex saves automatically. Characters manning navigation can wield weapons or cast spells with one hand without leaving their position unmanned.

We'll feel out more as we go.

East Cliff: Creatures without a Climb speed treat the ground as Difficult Terrain / ~30 feet from Naval Battle, ~100 feet up / ~180 feet from West Cliff
Sarith: Wither 3
Nilvae: Near Death
Mr. Spide: Banished
Enemies
Drow Agent Xalith: Unconscious, Stable
Drow Crossbowman A: Unconscious, Stable
Giant Spider A: Dead
Giant Spider B: Dead
Surrendered
Drow House-Mage Ulryn of Mizzrym: Unharmed, Concentrating on Fly, Surrendered
Drow Scout A: Unharmed, Half Cover, Surrendered
Drow Arcane Archer A: Scratched, Half Cover, Surrendered

West Cliff: ~180 feet from Naval Battle, ~80 feet up / ~180 feet from East Cliff
Galdar: Riding Charlotte
Charlotte: Climbing on Cliffside
Allies
Topsy: Damaged, Riding Charlotte
Enemies
Drow Scout B: Dead
Drow Crossbowman B: Dead
Giant Spider C: Dead
Giant Spider D: Dead

The Black Manta (Damaged): ~100 feet down, ~60 feet away from East Cliff / ~80 feet down, ~180 feet away from West Cliff / ~5 feet from Pirate Ship and Iron Eel
Faedryl: Concentrating on Create Bonfire under Drow Sailor B's Harpoon Gun
Elara: Bloodied, Twilight Sanctuary (1d6+5)
Turvy: Badly Wounded
Allies
Kuo-toa Sailor A: Unconscious, Stable
Kuo-toa Sailor B: Unharmed, Belowdecks, manning Oars
Kuo-toa Sailor C: Unharmed, Belowdecks, manning Oars
Kuo-toa Sailor D: Unharmed, Belowdecks, manning Oars
Kuo-toa Sailor E: Unconscious, Stable
Kuo-toa Marauder B: Dead
Dr. Donk: Unharmed, Belowdecks, manning Oars
Enemies
Drow Venomancer A: Dead, Poisoned Weapon
Drow Venomancer B: Dead, Poisoned Weapon
Giant Spider F: Dead
Drow Hexer A: Dead
Drow Hexer B: Dead
Mini Retriever A: Dead
Mini Retriever B: Dead

The Iron Eel (Undamaged): Surfaced, ~5 feet from Black Manta
Allies
ALADIN:
Blurg: Unharmed, Manning Steering
Enemies
Drow Sailor F: Dead
Surrendered/Rescued
Drow Slave Mob A: 2/4 Dying, 6 Bleed / 2/4 Stabilized
Drow Slave Mob B: 4/4 Dying, 6 Bleed / 0/4 Stabilized
Drow Crossbowman E: Damaged, 2 Bleed
Drow Crossbowman F: Damaged, 2 Bleed

Dark Pirates' Duergar Sloop (Undamaged): Stalled Out (no power to engines) / ~5 feet from Black Manta
Allies
Borthan: In Bunker, Engaging Hexer C
Derendil: Engaging Mini Retriever D and E
Stool: At Bunker Hatch, Scratched, Concentrating (Healing Spirit)
Orog Wilder: Near Dead, Engaged by Mini Retriever D and E
Orc Deckhand A: Nearly Dead, Engaged by Mini Retreiver D and E, sharing space with Healing Spirit (heal 1d6 at turn start)
Orc Deckhand B: Dead
Orog Arbalest: Bloodied, Belowdecks, positioned in Bunker, Engaged by Hexer C
Orog Stonehorn: Unharmed
Enemies
Drow Venomancer C: Dead
Drow Venomancer D: Unconscious, Stable
Drow Hexer C: Bloodied, in Bunker, Engaging Orog Arbalest and Borthan, Prone
Drow Hexer D: Dead
Drow Hexer E: Dead
Mini Retriever D: Dead
Mini Retriever E: Dead

Drow Slave-Hunter Ship 1 (Enchanted Hull, Damaged, Slowed (Siege attacks have Advantage)): Crow's Nest ~20 feet up
Allies
Ront:
Dawnbringer: Caught on a railing, Dawnbringer Shining (Disadvantage to Drow attacks on board)
Kuo-toa Marauder A: Bloodied, 2 Bleed, Recklessly Attacked
Y: Unharmed
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Jorlan (scarred male drow from Velkynvelve): Dying, 2 Succeeded, 1 Failed
Enemies
Ilvara Mizzrym, Priestess-Commander of Velkynvelve: Dying, 2 Failure, 2 Success
Shoor (Ilvara's lover): Dying, 2 Failed
Asha (Ilvara's junior priestess): Dead
Drow Elite A: Damaged, 8 Bleed
Drow Elite B: Dying, 8 Bleed
Drow Arcane Archer B: Dead, Sunken
Drow Wizard: Dead
Drow Sailor B: Dying, 1 Fail, 1 Success
Drow Sailor C: Dying, 2 Bleed, 2 Fail, 2 Success
Drow Sailor D: Dead
Surrendered
Drow Sailor A: Damaged
Drow Sailor E: Dying, 4 Bleed
Drow Crossbowman C: Nearly Dead, in Crow's Nest
Drow Crossbowman D: Nearly Dead, 2 Bleed

Drow Slave-Hunter Ship 2 (Rudderless, Sunken) Sunken


Spoiler: Initiative
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With Timing, the naval battle will begin on round 2. Characters on the Manta can currently see the flanking battles, but the enemies above have 3/4 cover from the angle. Characters above have a vantage to fire on characters on the drow ships.

Jorlan - n20

Drow Agent Xalith (Legendary Action) - 23
Ilvara (Legendary Action) - 22
Drow Agent Xalith - 18

Orog Arbalest - 17

Ilvara Mizzrym, Velkynvelve Priestess-Commander - 16

Orog Wilder - 15
Orc Deckhands - 15
Kuo-toa Marauders - 15
Elara/Turvy - 14

Drow Venomancers - 14
Drow Crossbowmen - 14
Drow Sailors - 14

<inhale> Faedryl/Sarith/Nilvae/Spide/Donk/Galdar/Charlotte - 13

Shoor - 12
Drow Scouts - 12
Giant Spiders - 12
Drow House-Mage Ulryn (Legendary Action) - 11
Drow Elites - 11

Kuo-toa Sailors - 10

Asha - 10
Drow Arcane Archers - 9
Drow Hexers & Mini Retrievers - 9

The Iron Eel - 8
Borthan/Derendil - 8

Drow House-Mage Ulryn - 8

ALADIN/Ront - 6
Topsy - 6
Orog Stonehorn - 5
Stool - 4
Drow Slave Mobs - 0

Bort/Derry, AL/Ront and Stool are all up!


East Cliffs

Spoiler: Nilvae
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The Celestial says nothing further, but she takes the hand and...


Nilvae gasps awake, coughing and choking, just as the corpse of the spider tumbles off of the mountain at the end of Sarith's blade and boot. She feels a brief warmth in her chest that fades away. The remaining drow seem to have laid down their weapons, save for a flying drow wizard who slowly glides to the ground and sheathes his wand. He holds out his empty palms - not that those are always safe when dealing with a mage. "If it helps our case, I am willing to assist your allies with what remains of our... former mistress' retinue," he offers cautiously.

The ships are down below, though they all seem to have stopped now. Only two stubborn elites are still visible putting up a fight, with wounded and dead scattered everywhere on the decks and in the water.

Spoiler: Combat Logs
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Sarith crit finishes the last giant spider.
Nilvae receives an automatic crit stabilize and wakes up at 1 hit point.


Naval Battle

Acting swiftly and precisely, ALADIN is able to triage two of the drow slaves bleeding out on the back of the Eel.

With a tolling bell, the remaining Retriever on the orcish deck fractures, curls up and rusts to a lump of useless abyssal scrap.

Belowdeck, the hexer lets out a pained gurgle as tendrils of necrotic energy erupt from his body and lash out at Borthan, Stool and the arbalest. Borthan and Stool are able to resist the force of their draining impacts, but the arbalest staggers.


Meanwhile, the second elite finally drags his soggy carcass back on board. Ront's foe is teetering, barely on his feet, and lashes out with what will likely be his final assault like a cornered animal. The blade cuts across Ront's chest, but he shoulder checks the drow off balance before a second blow can be struck. Raising his leg, the soldier delivers a desperate push kick that barely manages to bruise Ront's rock hard abs. Another pair of purple energy bolts resembling ALADIN's slam into his chest, and the drow slumps unconscious against the railing, leaving his comrade well and truly alone.

Spoiler: Combat Log
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ALADIN's readied stabilize saves two of the ~4 remaining survivors in Slave Mob A.
Faedryl's Toll the Dead deals a whopping 22 necrotic to Mini Retriever E and erases it from existence.

Drow Elite A climbs back up.
Drow Elite B hits Ront once for 10 damage, misses once, then kicks him in the shin for 1 damage.
Hexer C stands up and uses Arms of Hadar at 2nd level. It deals a mere 5 damage, which Borthan and Stool both save against for half.

Y EBs Drow Elite B twice for 10 damage total, a KO.